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name: Heraclides Criticus
name_greek: Ἡρακλείδης ὁ Κριτικός
eul_aid: jvu
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/heraclides-criticus-jvu"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Koine
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Heraclides Criticus

*Ἡρακλείδης ὁ Κριτικός*

**eul_aid:** `jvu` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/heraclides-criticus-jvu)

Heraclides Criticus, a 3rd century BCE geographer. His work offers insights into ancient topography. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Description of Greece](https://eulogikon.org/works/heraclides-criticus-description-greece-jvu-aa) — *Περιήγησις τῆς Ἑλλάδος Δικαίαρχου ἢ Ἀθηναίου* · `jvu-aa`

## License and provenance

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